Although the news outlets generally televise the latest airstrikes and invasions, many of the military's most crucial operations involve such meaningful but low-profile functions as civilian population and movement control, evacuating noncombatants, distributing humanitarian aid, providing medical care, conducting negotiations, and exchanging prisoners. This instruction manual provides a thorough grounding in military procedure and rationale, and includes an overview of international relief agencies and an extensive glossary of terms and acronyms.